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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Charlotte, NC

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC earns $57,650 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,838 a month.

10th percentile
$42,130
25th percentile
$49,170
Median percentile
$57,650
75th percentile
$66,540
90th percentile
$78,580

Based on 970 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$46,052 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,650
Federal income tax−$4,738
Social Security + Medicare−$4,410
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,450
Monthly take-home$3,838
Every two weeks$1,771

Does it go far here?

$59,221Median pay in Charlotte, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.3 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,473 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Charlotte, NC

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$329,030
Physicians, All Other$327,040
Nurse Anesthetists$277,550
Dentists, General$189,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,840
Financial Managers$172,760
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,960
Marketing Managers$166,200

All payroll and timekeeping clerks salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina